Egyptian Child Slavery comes to Orange County
An Egyptian couple bring over a child to cook, clean, and take care of children, while living in squalor in the garage. She is paid $30 a month and could not leave the…
Trump’s Edifice Complex to Invade Tel Aviv
As if Orthodox would-be Apprentices weren’t enough, the Donald has now announced his ambition to create Israel’s tallest building, to consist mainly of condos and to be located in Ramat Gan across from…
“You don’t divorce your wife because she had a piece of shrimp”
Rabbi Studly: Shrimp is treiff, but hot congregants aren’t. Oy!! A story of love and shrimp, a nun and a rabbi, a jilted wife and, well, fodder for gossips. Rabbi Ephraim Rubinger, 62,…
Welcome to Jewlicious, Oranim-466
This is an open note to the participants on Oranim trip 466, which concluded yesterday at the airport in Tel Aviv… Welcome to Jewlicious! I saw one of you already started commenting on…
Palestinian Group Kidnaps and Murders Israeli Teenager in Cold Blood
Eliyahu Pinchas Asheri was the oldest of five children. He lived in the settlement of Itamar with his family and apparently was a shy, introspective teenager. He disappeared several days ago and while…
Annabel Lee is engaged
Our very own Esther has a partner on Jdaters Anonymous, Annabel Lee. Annabel has been writing a blog for a while describing the life of a young single Jewish woman who is observant…
Lovers of Israel unite tomorrow in LA
A group of rabidly anti-Israel, and often Jew-baiting leftists are holding a demonstration in LA against Israel. Counter demonstrators for Israel are also organizing. Seems like it will be a showdown. Read the…
Marriage Counseling
I know, I know, this has nothing to do with Judaism. Sometimes, though, it’s important to know what other cultures are thinking.
birthright jesus
Nineteen college-aged kids from the US and Germany just completed a 3 week tour of israel. The tour meant to foster deeper ties with Israel and study issues related to the Israel/Palestine conflict….
Aw Man…
Sigh. I am sad to report that depending on where you read your news, the following happenned: JPost: Haredim assault Christian tourists A group of German tourists wearing shirts emblazoned with messages of…
Oranim 466 Does Us Proud
Last night, the last night of our Taglit birthright trip to Israel, President of Oranim Momo Lifshitz addressed the participants from our bus and from our unofficial sister bus, 465, who arrived the…
I guess I’ll settle for the poster
Reuven Rubin, 1893-1974; On the Road to Tiberias, 1926 A Reuven Rubin painting sells for $287,000 at auction (not the painting above). Works of masters like Maurice Gottlieb, Abel Pan, Moise Kisling, Marc…
Some more targets for Israel
Seriously, these people should be a first priority for targeting right now. You’ll note how the “brave” terrorists intend to go after after civilians. A spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees, Abu Abir,…
Katsav vs. Yoffie
I knew TM couldn’t hold back Well, Katsav is a Sephardic Jew. They don’t know Reform Judaism from geffilte fish. In most Sephardic households, regardless of their level of practice, Reform Judaism is…
The simple solution
Tell Hamas leaders in Gaza that if they don’t deliver Khaled Meshal to Israel as a prisoner, then they will be held responsible for this attack in Kerem Shalom. Alternatively, they can deliver…
Israel President Katzav meets Archibishop, refuses to call him rabbi
Yes, it’s true. Papal Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Franco met Moshe Katzav, Israel’s President who is now well known for refusing to call Conservative and Reform rabbis by anything other than their first and/or…
The people running Israel could be doing things differently and better
How many North American Jews are they going to alienate before they realise they are causing harm to a relationship that is very important to them? Today’s charming story is about the Education…
I think I’m going to have to start another blog
The problem is all the funny videos have nothing to do with Judaism.
Jesus Loves Porn Stars
Moses Loves Accountants? WRAL.com reports that the new Jesus Loves Porn Stars edition of the bible was Hot Hot Hot at last weekends Erotica convention in Los Angeles. See, in order to penetrate…
Come and Meet…Our Tired Feet….
Oranim Bus 466: Friday through Shabbat and Motzei Shabbat… My feet, having walked a Shabbat in Jerusalem and danced in Tel Aviv over a 30-hour period, are showing signs of fatigue, and–if those…
Jerusalem is the place where all things meet
One of the thing I dig about Jerusalem is the juxtapositions. Sometimes they are deep and meaningful, the the juxtaposition between war and peace, desert and civilization, holy and profane. Sometimes they are…
John Pantsil World Wide Jewish Fan Club
John Pantsil (pictured on the left) plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv and is adored by his fans in Israel. He showed them the love by pulling out this little flag. Then the whole…
Palestinians attack an Israeli Military Post near Gaza
{updated} Nope, these Palestinians didn’t attack civilians. They were also successful in their attack. Palestinian fighters from three groups including Hamas, by using a fairly deep tunnel, attacked an Israeli military post at…
Rubber Duckie …
Here’s a little light-hearted entertainment for you all. You may or may not know that there is aHebrew language version of Sesame Street in Israel called Rechov Sumsum (רחוב סומסום). So, in a…
